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Bai Sach Chrouk

Name: Bai Sach Chrouk
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Cambodia
Ingredients: 400g Thinly sliced pork shoulder; 100ml Coconut milk; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 tsp Fish sauce; 1 tbsp Sugar; 4 bowls Cooked rice; 1 Cucumber; 2 inches Daikon radish; 3 tbsp Vinegar; A pinch Salt

Rice

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Pork marinated in coconut milk and garlic, grilled over charcoal, and served on rice — Cambodia's breakfast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bai sach chrouk means 'pork rice' and is one of Cambodia's most beloved breakfasts. Thinly sliced pork is marinated on the sweet side with coconut milk and garlic, grilled slowly over charcoal, and laid on rice. It's classically served with sweet-and-sour pickled cucumber and daikon and a clear chicken broth.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a roadside stall early in the morning, a sweet aroma hangs in the charcoal smoke as people grab breakfast on small plastic stools before work.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Thinly sliced pork shoulder 400g
Coconut milk 100ml
Garlic 3 cloves
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
Fish sauce 2 tsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Cooked rice 4 bowls
Cucumber 1
Daikon radish 2 inches
Vinegar 3 tbsp
Salt A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rub the pork with the coconut milk, grated garlic, soy sauce, fish sauce, and 1/2 tbsp sugar and marinate at least 1 hour.
Thinly slice the cucumber and daikon and dress with the vinegar, remaining sugar, and salt for a quick pickle.
Grill the pork on a fish grill or over charcoal, turning, until nicely charred.
Cut the grilled pork into easy-to-eat pieces.
Put rice in bowls and top with the pork.
Serve with the pickles.

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